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Modified: 2008-02-05

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2008-01

This report analyses the ASDD gateway log files to provide the following summaries. See some explanations of terminology below each table.

Warning: As with any statistics, you must take care with their interpretation.

Search field combinations used

Total number of searches conducted: 684
Multiple search fields: 350
Singular search fields: 334

Note: Complex search queries can be composed, so as to yield accurate results. Multiple search fields are shown separated by delimiter, e.g. abstract|title|title means 3 search fields combined with AND/OR/NOT

Search field combinations Occurs
metadata-date|metadata-date243
full-text233
anzlic-search-words37
full-text|full-text32
title27
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box26
overlaps-bounding-box15
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box13
custodian9
anzlic-identifier7
beginning-date|ending-date6
full-text|full-text|full-text6
anzlic-search-words|full-text6
abstract6
full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
title|title2
full-text|within-bounding-box2
abstract|title1
abstract|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box1
overlaps-bounding-box|title1
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
custodian|overlaps-bounding-box1
full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
custodian|full-text1
abstract|anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
  • This table lists each different type of search that was used. It indicates how people are using the interface to build a complex search query.
  • Multiple search terms are shown separated by delimiter, e.g. abstract|title|title
  • Recall that the interfaces provide multiple rows for text-based queries. In addition, the Advanced interface provides Spatial, Date, and Controlled terms capabilities.
  • full-text ... Search anywhere in the document, i.e. all metadata fields.

Individual search fields used

Search field Occurs
metadata-date486
full-text392
overlaps-bounding-box62
anzlic-search-words47
title33
custodian11
abstract9
anzlic-identifier7
ending-date7
beginning-date7
within-bounding-box6
  • This table lists each individual search field that was used. It is a summary of the table above.

Repositories that were searched

Repository Name Occurs
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)231
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)176
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)164
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)160
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)151
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)145
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)141
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)134
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)131
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)128
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)125
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)123
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)121
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)118
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)118
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)114
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)113
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)113
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)113
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)112
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)112
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)110
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)110
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)109
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)108
  • This table shows the total number of searches conducted at each node (including successful and failed searches).
  • Repository ... A collection of documents that a certain custodian has published and made available for searching. Also known as a "node".

Responses

Repository Name Type of Response Occurs
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)
total searches131
results were found32
no results found99
navigate2
full present15
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches123
results were found26
no results found97
navigate0
full present19
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches110
results were found2
no results found108
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches118
results were found19
no results found99
navigate5
full present12
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches118
results were found5
no results found113
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches134
results were found67
no results found67
navigate84
full present33
search failed0
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches121
results were found42
no results found79
navigate8
full present15
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches151
results were found58
no results found93
navigate43
full present50
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches109
results were found14
no results found95
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches113
results were found30
no results found83
navigate16
full present5
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches125
results were found68
no results found57
navigate2
full present25
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches141
results were found73
no results found68
navigate20
full present15
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches113
results were found35
no results found78
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches110
results were found10
no results found100
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches128
results were found56
no results found72
navigate7
full present21
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches176
results were found98
no results found78
navigate14
full present60
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches108
results were found15
no results found93
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches231
results were found129
no results found102
navigate246
full present195
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches160
results were found67
no results found93
navigate46
full present25
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches145
results were found61
no results found84
navigate27
full present24
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches114
results were found14
no results found100
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches112
results were found26
no results found86
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches112
results were found24
no results found88
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches113
results were found18
no results found95
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches164
results were found97
no results found67
navigate29
full present35
search failed0
  • total searches ... The total number of searches conducted.
  • results were found ... The search succeeded and one or more metadata records were found to match. The value is the number of such successful searches.
  • no results found ... The search did succeed, but no matches were found. The value indicates the number of searches that resulted in no matches.
  • navigate ... Display the Next/Previous set of results.
  • full present ... Display a complete dataset description. From the brief listing from a certain node, the user has selected to see the full metadata record.
  • search failed ... The search failed for a node-specific reason. Possible causes include: server misconfiguration, out-of-date server software at this node, network failure during search. See errors below.

Search terms, phrases, and words

Search terms (top 15)

Search term Occurs
20041201, 2004123120
20040701, 2004073116
20050101, 2005013113
20050401, 2005043013
20060701, 2006073113
20050601, 2005063012
20050201, 2005022811
20060801, 2006083111
20050701, 2005073111
20050501, 2005053110
20051101, 2005113010
20041101, 2004113010
20060501, 2006053110
20060201, 200602289
20041001, 200410318
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
digital elevation8
Coasts and the Sea6
Capital city5
lapraik street4
mine site4
Spatial Information3
ocean currents3
Metadata downloads2
region Gold Coast2
benthic habitat2
ground water2
wet bulb2
national park2
aerial photography2
land use2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
vegetation14
elevation14
water12
topography11
dem9
Town9
digital9
DEH8
catchment8
ocean7
survey6
geology6
australian6
sea6
coasts6
  • Includes words used in "Phrases".
  • Excludes words used in "ANZLIC Search Words".
  • Excludes common words from the stopword list.

Miscellaneous Statistics

ANZLIC search words (top 15)

ANZLIC search words Occurs
HEALTH8
WATER6
HAZARDS3
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT3
ECOLOGY3
FLORA Native2
BOUNDARIES2
DEMOGRAPHY2
DISEASE2
INDUSTRY2
LAND Topography2
UTILITIES2
HAZARDS Flood1
TRANSPORTATION1
BOUNDARIES Administrative1
  • Terms beginning with a word in all uppercase characters indicates that they used the pick-list option. Otherwise they must have used the text options which allow them to enter their own text to search against this field.

Number of repositories selected for simultaneous search

Number of repositories Occurs
1 repository1664
25 repositories94
24 repositories12
5 repositories9
2 repositories8
4 repositories3
3 repositories2
8 repositories1
  • Each search is conducted simultaneously against a certain number of repositories, as selected by the user.
  • If the user forgot to specify a list of repositories to be searched, then the default is to search against all repositories.
  • A high number of repositories probably indicates that they used the "select all" button.

Phrase search versus single-word search

Text search type Occurs
Phrase search 126
Single-word search 319
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 7
Right truncation 7
overlaps-bounding-box 62
within-bounding-box 6
  • ANZLIC Unique Identifiers ... they searched for particular IDs either explicitly or using truncation, e.g. ANZCW1101*
  • Right truncation ... they used a wildcard * to match any word-ending (see ASDD Help).
  • within-bounding-box ... they conducted a spatial search using the "Within" or "Covers" option.
  • overlaps-bounding-box ... they conducted a spatial search using the "Overlaps" option.

Errors detected

No errors detected.